Horticulture

On a Great Barrier Reef (GBR)-wide scale, bananas are the main horticultural crop based on areal extent, and the amount of pesticides and fertilisers used that contribute to GBR water quality. A total of $450,000 was allocated to research that fostered smarter fertiliser practices (RRRD049) and pesticide use (RRRD038) in the banana industry. The findings were used to develop an improved model for estimating pollutant loads from bananas in the GBR catchments (RRRD054).